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Movies Releasing: the Week of September 15, 2006 |
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Aurora Borealis |
Réalisateur : James Burke. |
Starring : Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis, Louise Fletcher, Steven Pasquale, Zack Ward, Timm Sharp. |
Runtime : 109 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.auroraborealis-themovie.com/ |
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A troubled young man (Jackson) tries to get his life together after the death of his father. |
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Zen Noir |
Réalisateur : Marc Rosenbush. |
Starring : Duane Sharp, Kim Chan, Debra Miller, Ezra Buzzington, Jennifer Siebel, Howard Fong. |
Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.zenmovie.com/ |
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A nameless detective (Duane Sharp), still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen.
While attempting to question the inhabitants of the temple -- Ed (Ezra Buzzington), a monk with an attitude and secrets to hide; Jane (Debra Miller), a beautiful, mysterious, bald femme fatale; and the Master (Kim Chan), an infuriatingly obscure Zen teacher, who does a lot of strange things with oranges - the Detective's logical mind is thwarted at every turn by his suspects' Zen thinking...
Detective: Where were you at the time of the murder?
Monk: What exactly do you mean by time?
Increasingly confused and unnerved, haunted by his dead wife's ghost, and with his investigation going nowhere, the Detective finds himself drawn into a deeper, darker, more personal mystery, where he must confront terrifying questions about love and loss, which lead to a st... |
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The Black Dahlia |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Brian De Palma. |
Starring : Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Mia Kirshner, Hilary Swank. |
Runtime : 120 minutes. Genre : Crime. |
Official Website : http://www.theblackdahliamovie.net/ |
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Master storyteller Brian De Palma, known for such classic crime dramas as "The Untouchables," "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way," as well as his suspense thrillers "Carrie," "Dressed to Kill" and "Blow Out," directs this adaptation of James Ellroy's ("L.A. Confidential," "American Tabloid") best-selling crime novel.
"The Black Dahlia" weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) A.K.A. "The Black Dahlia"-an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public.
While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson), his partner Ble... |
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Haven |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Frank E. Flowers. |
Starring : Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, Stephen Dillane, Zoe Saldana, Razaaq Adoti, Agnes Bruckner, Victor Rasuk, Lee Ingleby, Anthony Mackie, Joy Bryant, Terry Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Carter, Caroline Goodall, Mpho Koaho, Ky-Mani Marley. |
Runtime : 115 minutes. Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.havenmovie.com/ |
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Written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers, and filmed entirely in the 100-square mile West Indies paradise, "Haven" is an edgy, suspenseful, viscerally gripping ensemble film in which unconnected lives intersect and ignite a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. In an instant, greed collides with innocence and passion goes up against those who forbid it, and all at once an idyllic tropical refuge becomes anything but safe. |
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Gridiron Gang |
DVD Release Date : January 16, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Phil Joanou. |
Starring : Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit ,Kevin Dunn, Leon Rippy, Danny Martinez, Mo ,Trever O'Brien, Six Reasons, Brandon Smith, Jade Yorker, Robert Zepeda, Michael Jace, Bill Smitrovich. |
Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/gridirongang/ |
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and MTV's "Pimp My Ride" host, Xzibit, star in a story based on actual events about the creation of a football team within the confines of a juvenile detention camp.
"Gridiron Gang" tells the uplifting story of detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit).
But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be -- his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field.
Based on the Emmy Award-winning 1993 television documentary by Lee and Linda Stanley, the film chronicles the rise of the Camp Kilpatrick Mustangs as they bond together to achieve the impossible: a chance to play in their lea... |
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The Last Kiss |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Tony Goldwyn. |
Starring : Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, Michael Weston, Eric Christian Olsen, Rachel Bilson, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson, Lauren Lee Smith, Marley Shelton. |
Runtime : 104 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.lastkissmovie.com/ |
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"The Last Kiss" is a contemporary comedy-drama about life, love, infidelity, forgiveness, marriage, friendship... and coming to grips with turning 30. It is an adaptation of Gabriele Muccino's acclaimed Italian film "L'Ultimo Baccio." |
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Everyone's Hero |
Réalisateur : Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre. |
Starring : William H. Macy, Rob Reiner, Brian Dennehy, Raven-Symone ,Robert Wagner, Richard Kind, Dana Reeve, Jake T. Austin, Joe Torre, Mandy Patinkin, Forest Whitaker, Whoopi Goldberg. |
Genre : Animation. |
Official Website : http://www.everyoneshero.com/ |
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In "Everyone's Hero," a young boy (Jake T. Austin) finds himself at an extraordinary crossroads: He has a chance to be a hero – and make a difference against incredible odds – or he can play it safe. With faith in himself instilled by his family, he teams up with a sassy young girl (Raven-Symoné) and some off-the-wall sidekicks and embarks on a sometimes perilous, often funny, cross-country quest. In the process, he restores his family's honor, befriends the world’s biggest sports superstar, and reveals the hero within. Christopher Reeve was the original director on this computer-generated animated feature, the late actor-director's dream project. |
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Confetti |
DVD Release Date : March 06, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Debbie Isitt. |
Starring : Martin Freeman, Jessica Stevenson, Stephen Mangan, Felicity Montagu, Jimmy Carr, Alison Steadman. |
Runtime : 100 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/confetti |
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A sharp and affectionate comedy featuring an ensemble of UK comedic talents, "Confetti" follows three couples as they duke it out to win a bridal magazine contest for "Most Original Wedding of the Year." The talented cast -- which includes Martin Freeman ("The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," "Love Actually," "The Office"), Jessica Stevenson ("Shaun of the Dead," "Spaced," "The Royle Family," Stephen Mangan ("Green Wing"), Felicity Montagu ("I'm Alan Partridge"), award-winning comedian Jimmy Carr in his first screen performance and Alison Steadman ("Topsy-Turvy," "Life is Sweet") -- was afforded total creative freedom within the confines of a carefully crafted story frame. To prepare, the cast took part in weeks of intense workshops where they began the process of developing and inhabiting their unique roles. |
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Keeping Mum |
DVD Release Date : ( France : December 06, 2006 ) |
Réalisateur : Niall Johnson. |
Starring : Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dame Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze. |
Runtime : 102 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.keepingmumthemovie.com/ |
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"Keeping Mum" stars Atkinson as an absent-minded vicar of a rural parish who is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wife's (Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor (Swayze), his daughter's parade of new boyfriends, and his young son's regular trouncing by the school's bullies. Enter their charming new housekeeper, Grace (Smith), the answer to the family's prayers: a sweet, grey-haired old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house. One by one, the family members find that Grace is able to solve their problems, but they don't realize that her means are leading to a lot of ends and the population of their sleepy hamlet is rapidly diminishing. |
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The Ground Truth |
DVD Release Date : September 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Patricia Foulkrod. |
Starring : Patricia Foulkrod, Robert Acosta, Jimmy Massey, Jackie Massey, Denver Jones, Sean Huze, Herald Noel. |
Genre : Documentary. |
Official Website : http://www.thegroundtruth.net/ |
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"The Ground Truth" stunned filmgoers at the 2006 Sundance and Nantucket Film Festivals. Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans – ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq – as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all – the truth. |
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon |
Réalisateur : John Scheinfeld, David Leaf. |
Starring : John Lennon, Yoko Ono. |
Genre : Documentary. |
Official Website : http://www.theusversusjohnlennon.com/ |
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The documentary covers the period 1966-1976 and tells the story of John Lennon's transformation from beloved musical artist to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for peace, and recounts the story of the U.S. Government's efforts to silence him. The U.S. vs. John Lennon will also show that this was not just an isolated episode in American history, but that the issues and struggles of that era remain relevant today. |
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